[Verse 1]

Lyric Meaning

This verse was ghostwritten by Royce Da 5'9":

“I wrote the verses, but I didn’t even know about [how Dr. Dre’s brother was killed]. I was rapping about an experience that I had. I just felt like, ‘Okay, maybe it would be dope if Dre can paint a picture that people can relate to.’ I wrote the song and when I went in the booth and laid it, Dre was quiet. And I remember thinking to myself, ‘Damn, why is he so quiet? I wrote the verses, but I didn’t even know about [how Dr. Dre’s brother was killed]. I was rapping about an experience that I had. That’s when the whole thing about his brother came up. It was just God’s work. That was the only thing that I did for him that felt like something.“

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